Plastics Compatibility with Sterilization Methods

This table provides compatibility guidelines for various polymers across common sterilization methods
Compatibility Key:
Good: Recommended
Fair: Acceptable, with potential limitations
Poor: Not recommended

Polymer Category	Polymer	Abbreviation	Autoclave	Dry Heat	Ethylene Oxide (EtO)	Gamma Irradiation	Electron Beam
Biopolymers	Poly(L-lactide)	PLLA	Fair	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo
	Polylactic acid	PLA	Poor	Fair	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo
	Polyhydroxybutyrate	PHB	Poor	Poor	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Fair	Fair
	Polyglycolic acid	PGA	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo
	Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid)	PLGA	Poor	Poor	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Fair	Fair
	Polycaprolactone	PCL	Fair	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo
Elastomers	Silicones	VMQ, PMQ, PVMQ	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo
	Urethane thermoplastic elastomer	TPU	Poor	Fair	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo
	Copolyester thermoplastic elastomer	TPC	Poor	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo
	Polyamide thermoplastic elastomer	???	Poor	Poor	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo
	Styrenic thermoplastic elastomer	TPS	Poor	Poor	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo
	Olefinic thermoplastic elastomer	???	Poor	Fair	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo
Fluoropolymers	Polytetrafluoroethylene¹	PTFE	Fair	Fair	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Poor	Poor
	Fluorinated ethylene propylene	FEP	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Fair	Fair
	Perfluoro alkoxy	PFA	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo
	Ethylene chlorotrifluoroethylene	ECTFE	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo
	Ethylene tetrafluoroethylene	ETFE	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo
	Polyvinyl fluoride	PVF	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo
	Polyvinylidene difluoride	PVF2	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo
High-temp Thermoplastics	Polysulfones	PSU	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo
	Polyphenylene sulfide	PPS	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo
	Liquid crystalline polymer	LCP	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo
	Polyetherimide	PEI	Fair	Fair	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo
	Polyamide-imide	PAI	Fair	Fair	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo
	Polyetheretherketone	PEEK	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo
Polyamides	Nylon 6, Nylon 66	PA6, PA66	Fair	Fair	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Fair	Fair
	Aromatic	AP	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo
	Nylon 12, 6/12	PA12	Poor	Poor	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Fair	Fair
Polyesters	Poly butylene terephthalate	PBT	Fair	Fair	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo
	Poly ethylene terephthalate	PET	Poor	Poor	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo
	Copolyesters	–	Poor	Poor	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo
Polyolefins	High-density polyethylene	HDPE	Poor	Poor	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo
	Low-density polyethylene	LDPE	Poor	Poor	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo
	Ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene	UHMWPE	Poor	Poor	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo
	Polypropylene¹	PP	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Fair	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Fair	Fair
	Polypropylene copolymers	PPC	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Fair	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Fair	Fair
	Cyclo olefin copolymer	COC	Fair	Fair	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo
	Polyvinyl chloride plasticized 1,2	PVC	Fair	Fair	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo
	Polyvinyl chloride unplasticized 1,2	PVC	Poor	Poor	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Fair	Fair
Polystyrene / Styrenics	Polystyrene	PS	Poor	Poor	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo
	Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene copolymer (Abs)	ABS	Poor	Poor	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo
	Styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer (San)	SAN	Poor	Poor	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo
	Acrylonitrile styrene acrylate	ASA	Poor	Poor	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo
	Methacrylate acrylonitrile butadiene styrene copolymer	MABS	Poor	Poor	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo
	Styrene-butadiene copolymer	SBC	Poor	Poor	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo
	Acrylics 1,2	PMMA	Poor	Poor	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo
	Polycarbonates 1,2	PC	Fair	Fair	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo
	High heat polycarbonates	PC	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo
	Polyurethanes	PU, PUR	Poor	Poor	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo
	Acetals	POM	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Kuhle ngokuncomekayo	Poor	Poor

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